The talent competition is a very important aspect of competing for Miss America. For me, it is probably the most stressful. I think the hardest part is figuring out how to entertain the judges, and finding something that sets you apart from everyone else. I am a dancer. I grew up doing ballet, but when I reached 5th grade, I decided that I wanted to play soccer more than I wanted to dance. I should of stuck with dance. I messed up my knee pretty badly playing soccer, and in high school, decided to switch back to dance. After I graduated though, I stopped dancing all together. I can definitely thank competing for Miss Colorado last year for getting back into dancing. I have found a studio that I love, and I enjoy taking a variety of classes. It is a fun way to work out, stay limber and I just love that I am dancing again!
I will say that this years talent has been choreographed, and now I am just practicing it over and over to make sure its perfect. For my talent last year, I decided to salsa dance. I had never truly salsa danced before, but I had always wanted to take lessons. I worked very closely with Bridget Ellis of Bridget Ellis Dance. She is an amazing salsa dancer and was very fun to work with. She was patient with my lack of hip shaking skills, and overall, I had so much fun learning salsa and performing my talent. I have even had the chance to perform for different student showcases. Now I am no pro salsa dancer, but this performance is not too bad for someone who had only been salsa dancing for 8 weeks, right?
Wanna take salsa lessons and are in the Denver area?
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Not too bad? Looks good to me! And, isn't that your Miss Teen USA opening number outfit?
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